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Old 06-05-2008, 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by harri1 View Post
In the case of the pop-up it is important to maintain control, otherwise efficiency is lost. **The more movement (less control) a goaltender uses the more chances something will go wrong.** The goaltender must make sure not to spring the body up by collapsing the torso and then trying to use the momentum of the body to pull them upwards. A pop-up requires strong core and lower body strength. Once a pop-up is finished the goaltender should be back into their basic stance without any extra adjustments.
Harri,
by "less control" I am interpreting that as an increase in the period of inertia where it is not possible to change direction if needed. Is that correct or do have an additional description that I am not considering. If I'm not describing this in enough detail I can expand further.
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